DALLAS (FWAA) – The Football Writers Association of
America's 64th All-America Team was announced on Saturday afternoon
and shown on ABC television.

The
FWAA Team, the second longest continuously published team in college
football, has been a staple of the college football scene since
1944. And for the fourth straight season, the unveiling of the team
has been shown on television. This year's sponsor was AT&T.

The 25-man team is one of the youngest, if not the youngest in
history, with 15 underclassmen, including three redshirt freshmen
and two sophomores, along with 10 juniors and 10 seniors. The Big
12 (seven selections) and Southeastern (six) conferences dominated
the team. No other conference had more than three selections.

Included on the team is LSU's standout senior defensive tackle
Glenn Dorsey, who became the first player in history to sweep the
Outland Trophy (best interior lineman), Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best
Defensive Player) and Lombardi Trophy (best lineman) awards.

Four schools – Arkansas, Kansas, LSU and Missouri – have two
players each on the team. There are three repeat All-Americas on
the team from 2006: Ohio State junior linebacker James Laurinaitis,
Michigan senior offensive tackle Jake Long and Arkansas' junior
running back Darren McFadden.

Although the Big 12 had seven players on the team, this is the
first time since 1993 that Texas does not have at least one player
on the team – a string of 13 straight teams.

The three freshmen on the team – an all-time high – are Missouri's
all-purpose star Jeremy Maclin, Texas Tech receiver Michael Crabtree
and Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincoln. Crabtree led the nation in
receiving; Macklin piled up more all-purpose yards than any freshman
in college football history; and Lincoln won two games for the Volunteers
with field goals.

First selected three years after the organization was formed,
the FWAA's inaugural team included Army's Heisman Trophy tandem
of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis and Georgia Tech's Frank Broyles,
who later became Arkansas' head football coach and athletic director.

Over the years, the FWAA Team has highlighted all the game's
great players in several media forums.

From 1946-70, LOOK Magazine published the FWAA team and brought
players and selected writers to New York City for a celebration.
During that 25-year period, the FWAA team was introduced on national
television shows by Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Perry Como and others.

After LOOK folded, the FWAA started a long association with NCAA
Films (later known as NCAA Productions), which produced a 30-minute
television show and sold it to sponsors. The team was part of ABC
Television's 1981 College Football Series.

From 1983-90, the team was either on ABC or ESPN, and now has
returned to the national spotlight on ABC.

The FWAA team has included most of the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell
Award winners over the years and Outland Trophy winners. Those are
the three oldest awards in major-college football.

For 64 years, the FWAA has selected an All-America team with
the help of its members and an All-America Committee which represents
all the regions in the country.

Some of the true greats of the writing profession have helped
to select this team over the years: Mark Blaudschun, Grantland Rice,
Bert McGrane, Blackie Sherrod, Furman Bisher, Pat Harmon, Fred Russell,
Edwin Pope, Murray Olderman, Paul Zimmerman and the list goes on
and on.

The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit
organization founded in 1941, consists of nearly 1,000 men and women
across North America who cover college football for a living. The
membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as
well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The
FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations, major
awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.

For more information on the FWAA All-America Team and the FWAA,
contact FWAA executive director Steve Richardson (972-713-6198
or tiger@fwaa.com).